On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel celebrates famous folks born in May, including Erich Wolfgang Korngold, John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart and more. Listen now!
Playlist
Julius Caesar: Caesar’s Procession
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Rainer Padberg
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Bay Cities 3028
Rebecca: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 708
The Sea Hawk: Suite
Composer: Erich Korngold
Conductor: James DePreist
Orchestra/Ensemble: Oregon Symphony
Delos 3234
The Lion in Winter Suite
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 6015
On Golden Pond: Main Theme
Composer: Dave Grusin
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Soloists: William Tritt, piano
Telarc 80474
Mr. Roberts: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Franz Waxman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 5257
The Man Who Knew Too Much: Prelude
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1051
The Greatest Show on Earth: March
Composer: Victor Young
Conductor: William Stromberg
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Naxos 573368
North by Northwest: Main Title
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1030
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Comedy Tonight
Composer: Stephen Sondheim
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Zero Mostel, vocals
Rykodisc 10727
The Adventures of Robin Hood: Robin Hood and His Merry Men
Composer: Erich Korngold
Conductor: John Scott
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 75470
The Music Man: Seventy-Six Trombones
Composer: Meredith Willson
Conductor: Frederick Fennell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Dallas Wind Symphony
The Music Man: Ya Got Trouble
Composer: Meredith Willson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Ensemble
Soloists: Robert Preston, vocals
Warner Bros 1459
Stagecoach: Narrative for Orchestra
Composer: Richard Hageman
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1037
For a Few Dollars More: Main Theme
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Conductor: Ennio Morricone
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech National Symphony Orchestra
London/Decca 25323
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic
Silva 1057
The Bridges of Madison County: Love Theme
Composer: Clint Eastwood
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80440
All About Eve: Main Title
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 183
Cocoon: Theme
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80146
The Big Sleep: Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 136
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